Self-heating sad-iron.



F. Llzom. SELF HEATING SAD IRON..

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 29, LJIG.

1,201,975; Paten-ted oct. 17,1915.

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F. LIZOTTE.

SELF HEATING SAD IRON.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 29. Isle.

1,201,975. Patend OCI. 17,1916.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

FRANK LIZOTTE, OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SELF-HEATING SAD-IRON.

Application led February 29, 1916.

To all whom t may concern:

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Be it known that I, FRANK LIZOTTE, a subject of George V, King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Nashua, in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, have invented new and useful Improveniente in. Self-Heating Sad-Irons, Aof which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains tor selfheating sad irons; and it has for its object to provide a self-heating iron that is simple and inexpensive in construction and safe in operation, and has itsfhandle and other elements so formed and relatively arranged that it is adapted to heat the iron body for several hours on one filling of the combined gasolene tank and handle.

Other objects and advantageous characteristics will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the draw'- ings, accompanying and forming part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a View, partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section of my novel iron. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the iron with the hollow iron body omitted. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the complete iron.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

The hollow body 1 of the iron may be and preferably is of the ordinary well-known construction, as is also the top section 3 by which my improvements are carried,'and the swinging clamp 3a through which said top section is detachably secured on the body.

In furtherance of my invention a hollow trunk 4 is fixed on the upper side of the section 3, and thimbles 6 are fixed on the upturned arms of the trunk; one of the said thimbles being provided with a filling aperture that is normally closed by a plug 10. Interposed between the thimbles 6 is a handle which comprises a metallic tube 9, and a wooden covering 8. At their ends said tube and covering are arranged in annular sections 7, and said annular sections are provided with reduced outer portions which are arranged in complementary sockets in the inner ends .of the thimbles. In this manner the handle is connected with the thimbles in such a way that the handale forms part; ci the gasoiene reservoir and in than my sensibiliser@ sie ezt-panty @f the Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

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iron. I would also have it understood that the annular members 7 are preferably of a soft metal or alloy, by virtue of which they are adapted to form a gasolene-tight connection between the handle and the thimbles when theY thimbles are sprung apart to a slight extent for the interposition of the handle and the annular members.

Y vsuitably carried by the trunk 4 and arranged below the handle is a shield A11, preferably of metal, designed to protect the hand of the user fromthe heat.

Arranged in a hanger 25 carried bythe section 3 at the rear end thereof is a tube 17 the lower portion of which is foraminous as illustrated, and arranged opposite the tubular portion 16 of said hanger as best shown in Fig. 1 is the eduction orifice of a valve body 14, equipped with a needle valve 15. The said valve body 14 is connected at its upper end to a metallic tube 13 which is arranged in the form of a loop below the section 3 and adjacent to the foraminous tube 17, and is then carried upwardly through a notch in the rear end of the section 3, and then forwardly to an enlargement 12 at the side of the trunk 4 at which point it is connected with the interior of the trunk.

In the practical use of my novel iron a small portion of alcohol or the like is placed in the chamber 2 of the body 1, and ignited, and then after the body has become suiiieiently hot, the valve 15 is opened, whereupon commingled gasolene vapor and air will be jetted into the tube 17 and consumed, with the result that the body 1 will be heated to a high degree for a long period of time. It will be noticed in this connection that incidental to the described initial heating of the body 1 the gasolene in the loop portion of the tube 13 will be converted into vapor or gas, and that such operation will continue so long as the commingled vapor and air are burnt in the chamber 2 of the body 1, with the result that the iron will be maintained in a high state of eiiiciency for an indefinite period.

It will be gathered from the foregoing that mynovel combined handle and reservoir adapts the iron for use for a considerable period after each filling of the reser- Voir, and that the iron is' complete in itself, and embodies, feature that, is iable t9 hide t e anni that ieg-being done; an if, ein a se be gite erred that are emi-ases.

handle and reservoir is simple and inexpen sive in construction and is calculated to last quite as long as the remainder of the iron. It Will further be appreciated from the foregoing that the gasolene is enabled to freely pass from theicombined handle and reservoir to the valve body 14, and that this also contributes to the efficiency of the iron as a whole.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a hollow handle and gasolene reservoir for self-heating irons, the combination of spaced hollow portions open at their inner ends, a tubular handle, and circular members receiving the ends of the handle and having portions socketed in the inner ends of the hollow portions.

2. In a self heating iron, a combined hollow handle and gasolene reservoir comprising a trunk having upwardly extending arms at its ends, thimbles fixed to the ends of the arms and open at their inner ends; one of said'thirnbles beingvprovided with a filling aperture and closure means therefor, a handle having a metallic tube and a wooden covering thereon, and annular members receiving the ends of the handle and having reduced portions arranged in complementary sockets inthe inner ends of the thimbles. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witi Witnesses:

EMMA B. Mnssinn, HENRI A. BURQUE copie; of this patent may be obtained for live cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. 0; 

